Senior Environmental Engineer

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality ADEQ provided pay range

This range is provided by Arizona Department of Environmental Quality ADEQ. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$100,000.00/yr - $105,000.00/yr

The Corrective Action Unit’s Senior Engineer is responsible for reviewing reports, proposals, and documentation of work conducted associated with environmental remediation for regulatory compliance and as part of financial assistance programs. As Arizona’s primary expert in this field, you will be conducting technical evaluation of the design, implementation, and operation of corrective actions to ensure efficacy and regulatory compliance. Coming in as a senior-level staff expert also requires mentoring and coaching junior staff so that Arizona can achieve and maintain its goals.

Job Remote: This position is available for remote work on a full-time basis within Arizona (including virtual office arrangements). The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties

• Perform environmental calculations based on provided methodologies.
• Significant contributor for cross-divisional environmental issues.
• Lead the development of complex environmental calculations.
• Provide high level of engineering support for staff.
• Review and evaluate corrective action plans and make recommendations.
• Assist Project Managers by reviewing and commenting on remediation proposals involving environmental or public health impacts.
• Evaluate and support open leaking underground storage tanks cases; assessing proposed and ongoing remedial activities.
• Coordinate and meet with responsible parties, owners, operators and consultants to discuss characterization and guide appropriate corrective action.
• Provide technical assistance to the regulated community, staff, and the public pertaining to environmental impact and regulation.
• Evaluate remedial proposals, performance, and associated costs.
• Conduct reviews of Corrective Action Plans for technical appropriateness and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Complete expert review of complex technical/program documents and applications pertaining to environmental impact and regulation.
• Mentor and audit the technical work and review products of junior level staff.
• Expertise in the design, planning, permitting; testing; implementation; and performance monitoring and assessment of multiple remedial technologies for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soil, groundwater, and light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL), minimally including: air sparge & soil vapor extraction (AS/SVE), multi-phase extraction (MPE), pump & treat, and in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO)
• Expertise in the development of Conceptual Site Models (CSMs) and remedial objectives for soils, groundwater, and LNAPL
• Proficiency in the review and analysis of technical appropriateness, feasibility, and cost estimation for: (i) bench and pilot-scale testing plans; and (ii) comparison of multiple technologies for full-scale implementation, based on site-specific conditions and adherence to nationally-recognized standards & practices
• Proficiency in the development and review of remedial performance monitoring plans and results for multiple remedial technologies, including identification of transition performance criteria
• Experience in the operation & maintenance and optimization of injection and extraction remediation systems
• Experience in the characterization of LNAPL bodies for extent, composition, and stability using multiple technologies and recognized approaches
• Knowledge of Arizona state and federal underground storage tank regulations

Selective Preference(s)

• Bachelor’s of Science Degree in an engineering discipline.
• Eight (8) or more years of engineering experience. Master’s degree may substitute for two years of experience.
• Professional Engineering certification through the Arizona Board of Technical Registration or an equivalent organization in a reciprocal jurisdiction is required.
• Experience with State and Federal environmental regulations, legal or regulatory research, agency policies and processes, or other regulatory knowledge is preferred.

Pre-Employment Requirements

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits

• 10 paid holidays per year
• Accrual of sick and annual leave beginning at 12 and 13 days per year respectively for full-time employees
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• A top-ranked retirement program with lifetime pension benefits
• A robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
• We promote the importance of work/life balance by offering workplace flexibility
• We offer a variety of learning and career development opportunities

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page.

Retirement

Contact Us

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting [email protected].

Any other applicant questions or concerns should be directed to [email protected].

Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Science

Industries

• Engineering Services, Oil, Gas, and Mining, and Environmental Services

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